Confession: I don’t speak Armenian
And for as long as I can remember, it has been my greatest insecurity. On more than one occasion, I have been told it is an “unattractive quality” of mine, and that I’m “not Armenian” […]
And for as long as I can remember, it has been my greatest insecurity. On more than one occasion, I have been told it is an “unattractive quality” of mine, and that I’m “not Armenian” […]
This is a new world. Whether you are a young child adapting to online classes, a grandmother ordering groceries on an app, a parent juggling kids and work, or a single young talent looking to […]
The original perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide are now long gone, and so are my ancestors, yet denial still persists. Branches on our family tree never even had the chance to burgeon and grow. Some […]
I’m watching on a small screen in my hand. A man in his bedroom in Brooklyn, with his back turned to the camera, is playing Komitas on his violin while looking outside of his window. […]
Easter is the annual commemoration of the resurrection of Christ, the celebration of the victory of God’s love through Christ over sin and death and His power to bring new life out of apparent defeat. […]
They are resilient. My two daughters, aged seven and nine, recreate their life as everything falls apart around them. At first, they ask me if I’m going to die. They point out that as a […]
By George Sarkisian Highland, Michigan With the recent passing of Michael Kajo Kajoian, all of the 1980 Detroit AYF boosters have left us. They truly were the greatest generation. Vahan Solakian: Born on October 3, […]
PASADENA, Calif.—The Latin word aedificator comes as close as any word can to capturing the essence of Khajag Sarkissian. It was used in ancient times to describe a builder, architect, or maker. A creator. It’s […]
On January 13, 1990, a rally promoting anti-Armenian sentiment was held in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital of the USSR, after which the protesters were divided into groups and sent to designated addresses where the Armenian […]
“April 24, 1915, what once bore Western Armenia has been wiped off the map,and from the blood of one and a half million Armenians the flowers once again were lit with a furious flame and […]
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